Senior Solutions Architect, Corporate & Investments

Genworth Financial, Inc.; Richmond (VA); Hybrid; USD 145,000 - 224,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare Coverage

401(k) Savings Plan Options

Paid Time Off

Bonus Incentive Plan

Tuition Reimbursement

Job summary

Genworth Financial, Inc. in Richmond, VA, is seeking a Principal Solutions Architect for Corporate Functions & Investments.

The role will establish portfolio-wide technology direction and accelerate Finance Modernization as the top transformation effort. The position requires a Bachelor’s degree in a technical field and 7+ years of experience, with strong skills in business systems analysis, architecture governance, and collaboration across IT, cloud, data, and security teams.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, information systems, actuarial science, mathematics, engineering, or a related technical discipline, or equivalent experience.
• 7+ years of relevant experience.
• Experience in Business Systems Analysis / Product Analysis with ownership of complex initiatives.
• Experience partnering with IT, cloud, data engineering, security, and business teams to design and deliver application enhancements across integrated systems.
• Ability to lead complex technical initiatives or small technical teams, coordinate internal and external resources, manage competing priorities, and communicate risks, tradeoffs, and recommendations clearly.
• Experience using AI-enabled tools to support code translation, modernization, testing, documentation, or developer productivity while maintaining appropriate review and control discipline.
• Strong critical thinking, analytical, communication, collaboration, and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to translate complex technical concepts for both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Demonstrated ability to mentor and guide team members with strong product expertise, while actively driving and supporting their upskill in Python programming.

Responsibilities

• Define current-state and future-state architecture across the application portfolio.
• Develop and govern technology roadmaps, modernization strategies, integration patterns, and architecture standards.
• Guide application lifecycle decisions, rationalization, platform selection, and strategic investments.
• Establish architecture review and approval checkpoints within the software development lifecycle (SDLC).
• Conduct solution, integration, data, security, and technology design reviews.
• Maintain architecture documentation through design, build, deployment, and operation.
• Govern standards, exceptions, architecture debt, risks, and remediation decisions.
• Provide architecture oversight through production transition.

Skills

Business systems analysis

Python programming

Stakeholder management

Analytical thinking

Communication skills

Team mentoring

AI tools usage

Education

Bachelor’s degree in CS/IS/Math/Engineering

Tools

Python

Job description

Genworth Financial, Inc. in Richmond, VA, is seeking a Principal Solutions Architect for Corporate Functions & Investments.

The role will establish portfolio-wide technology direction and accelerate Finance Modernization as the top transformation effort. The position requires a Bachelor’s degree in a technical field and 7+ years of experience, with strong skills in business systems analysis, architecture governance, and collaboration across IT, cloud, data, and security teams.